SAT Practice Test 1

Question 1

^2c²-c-10/_c²+7c+10= ^c²-4c+5/_c²+2c-9

In the equation above, what is the value of c?

Accepted Answer

4</label></li>

Answer

-3</label></li>

Answer

3</label></li>

Answer

-2</label></li>

Question 2

Which of the following is equivalent to ^2z+6/₄ * ^6z-36/_3z+9?

Accepted Answer

z-6</label></li>

Answer

z-6/4</label></li>

Answer

^8z-32/_3z+15

Answer

^12z²-216/_12z+36

Question 3

Cindy's babysitting services are charged at $25 per day, plus $7.50 for every 30 minutes. How much has Cindy earned after three hours of babysitting?

Accepted Answer

$70.00</label></li>

Answer

$32.50</label></li>

Answer

$40.00</label></li>

Answer

$55.00</label></li>

Question 4

Find the sum of r and v in the system of equations below.

20r+10v=100
20v=170-10r

Accepted Answer

9</label></li>

Answer

1/9</label></li>

Answer

3.67</label></li>

Answer

12</label></li>

Question 5

Karen is building a garden. She started the year cultivating a plot of land with an area of 48 feet. Next year she wants to bump it to an area of 120 feet. This year l and w are 6 and 8 feet, respectively. Next year she will have to increase each side by x feet.

Accepted Answer

4 feet</label></li>

Answer

5 feet</label></li>

Answer

6 feet </label></li>

Answer

7 feet</label></li>

Question 6

The number of complaints (C) of business (B) since 1995 can be estimated by the equation C=1.0735x+325, where x is the number of years since 1995 and 0<x<20. In the context of this equation, what does the number 1.0735 most likely represent?

Accepted Answer

The factor by which complaints increase each year for business B.

Answer

The estimated complaints received in 1995.

Answer

The estimated complaints received in 2015.

Answer

The factor by which complaints decrease each year for business B.

Question 7

If x²+16x=225 and x>0, what is the value of x?

Accepted Answer

9</label></li>

Answer

3</label></li>

Answer

5</label></li>

Answer

7</label></li>

Question 8

Steve is ordering new display cases for his store. Each case is 8 feet in length and extends from floor to ceiling. His store has 120 feet of wall space that includes 23 feet of windows along the walls. If the display cases cannot be moved in front of the windows, which of these inequalities includes all possible values of d, the number of display cases that could be used?

Accepted Answer

d<120-²³/₈

Answer

d>120+²³/₈

Answer

d<120-23+8d

Answer

d<120+23-8d

Question 9

If c³+12c=-112 and c<0, what is the value of c?

Accepted Answer

-4</label></li>

Answer

-2</label></li>

Answer

0</label></li>

Answer

2</label></li>

2c2-c-10/c2+7c+10 = c2-4c+5/c2+2c-9In the equation above, what is the value of c?

2c2-c-10/c2+7c+10 = c2-4c+5/c2+2c-9
In the equation above, what is the value of c?